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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:you all hold (it) in you hand
Lenape:këlënëmahëmo

Comments

/kk/ coalesces into a single occurrence /k/.
/ë/ is inserted in the semantically empty /-hm/ suffix.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position.

Analysis

Form:
këlënëmahëmo
Structure:
k-këlënëm-a-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-hold.it-dir-MP-2pl